this is d w news why berlin a christmas lockdown could be on the horizon here in germany tired rates of covert 19 infections and doubts are forcing leaders to make some tough choices chancer on the american prepares for emergency talks with the regional amir's. also coming up a scandinavian comedy featuring teachers who take to daytime drinking with the accolades and the european filled words to the latest from our culture correspondent and

a stunning upset in the bundesliga as underdogs and stuttgart thrashed north but it's yet another setback to dortmund's title. american evans dean thanks for joining me germany is seeing an alarming surge in covert 1980 s. which are likely to lead to a stricter lockdown over the christmas holidays health officials have reported nearly 500 deaths and more than 28000 new infections in a single day weeks of a partial lockdown have not been sufficient to slow the spread of the disease chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders will hold of urgency talks on sunday to consider stricter measures. here the record infections are not just a number german hospitals like this one in mind harm. are struggling to treat the

rising number of patients with covert 19 yet out on the streets you might not know that the country is in crisis the so-called lock down lie to restrict gins means shops and schools are still open the german said of baton veteran back is not waiting for the federal government to take action you're fired up. from december 12th on we are imposing a general lockdown for all of baton bread and their guns. from saturday residents there may only leave their homes with a valid reason such as going to work or school the situation is dangerous all lawmakers seem to agree on that several other german states are urging action at the national level. we can see it getting away from us slipping from our hands we have to make a decision that's clear more resolute and more understandable and try to escape

this is a matter of life and death to put it clearly it's a matter of ethical responsibility that we in the government have chancellor angela merkel is also in support of stricter measures on sunday germany's federal and state leaders will meet once more to discuss the crisis meanwhile germany's schools are preparing for more restrictions or possible expansion of the vacation period get education ministers are asking for as few cuts to schooling as possible. in our opinion vacation should not be extended but rather we should introduce remote learning or even a lifting of compulsory attendance or a combination of both. just under 2 weeks to christmas eve and germans may only have a few days left for christmas shopping before stricter measures are put in place it looks like this holiday season will be even quieter than usual. get up earlier porter and told all right is here and now with me in the studio to talk

a bit more about this so joel we were just saying that the german federal government and the state leaders are going to meet tomorrow to discuss the situation with the krona virus what are their plans do we know what they're going to decide well it seems like it's a question of when and rather than if pasha measures are going to be introduced some federal cabinet ministers are saying that they should be introduced immediately while we're hearing speculation in newspapers that wednesday is more likely and some states are already starting to bring in their own localized measures such as overnight curfews now until now germans had been preparing for christmas under the assumption that shops would be open and that they could travel to meet their family and in fact only weeks ago authorities approved a plan under which these measures would be relaxed over the holidays allowing more people to meet in bigger groups but now the experts are telling the government it needs to lock down hard and fost last week chancellor angela merkel made an emotional address in the bundestag the palm and cold for people to have

a restricted christmas so far it's been the state leaders who have been quite resistant to hotshoe measures but things are changing absolutely and you know we did have this so-called lockdown line and that was implemented in early november but it seems that really hasn't helped enough has it but it wasn't much of a lockdown at all with germany basically banned food and fun we could have a look at some of the measures that were brought in in early november early hospitality entertainment and leisure businesses were closed but schools shops and workplaces all stayed open there were no stay at home orders or not curfews as resorts in other countries and people's behavior basically didn't change very much as a result those case numbers have not gone down that's right i mean schools were open as you mentioned the kids are travelling on the trains that we also saw lots of crowds in shops i have to say always surprised me. joel i'm curious to hear how

germany actually compared to other eve countries and how it's been managing this so-called 2nd wave where we can actually visualize that on a map because a team from oxford university has been tracking lock down severity on this map we see here darker colors indicate stricter measures such as stay at home orders and closing all but non-essential shops that was done in france greece and to some extent in the u.k. spain and italy they brought in not time curfews and they've banned into regional travel now here we can see that germany is ranked somewhere in the middle it close restaurants and gyms and events but otherwise it was basically business as usual and angela how did these different approaches in the different european countries impact how the situation with the pen demick is you know where the place is with much stricter lockdowns seeing fewer infections yes generally the countries that lock down harder and foster are seeing better results and we can compare 2 countries germany and the u.k.

on the left there germany you see the spark that came in in november and then it sort of plateaus but it hasn't gone down under the lockdown life meanwhile the united kingdom at the same time had a spike but they have brought into slightly tougher measures and as you can see the numbers have dipped and this is the same in other european countries that brought in slightly hostile measures in germany such as italy france and spain so the lock down light hasn't really worked and that's why many here are now anticipating that we're going to have tough tough the measures to be announced firstly tomorrow and possibly starting early in the week when we do have to follow the data and it's clear that the heart of the lockdown the quicker the infections slow down so we'll see what happens children are always good to talk to you thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. israel has established diplomatic relations with few ton it's the latest string of deals by the jewish state to normalize ties israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu hailed

the agreement morocco has just become the 4th arab state to begin relations with his administration with. the 1st international aid convoy has arrived in ethiopia's teac rive region since fighting broke out almost 6 weeks ago the mission include 7 red cross trucks carrying medicine and supplies for about 1000 families who were displaced from their homes by the conflict. the u.n. secretary general antonio good ted ash has called on world leaders to declare a climate emergency in their countries and to slash carbon pollution during a virtual summit on the environment good tedder said pandemic recovery packages offer an opportunity to shape a low carbon future. a scandinavian drama has won several accolades at the european film awards which are being held online this year in danish swedish comedy another round features

a group of high school teachers who take to daytime drinking as a social experiment to see how it affects their lives the company won the european director and screenwriting award for thomas vinterberg. best actor has gone to denmark's match nicholson e. r i've lived bring in a film expert scott roxboro who's been following the virtual awards ceremony hello to use scott so and it surprises this year at the wards. not so much i mean we're couple of minutes away from the best film but i'd be a tear credibly surprised if it isn't another round thomas but the bugs a film which has been the big winner so far it's almost swept this year's awards and it's a truly amazing film i mean this is like probably my favorite film of the year as you mentioned it's a story about a 4 middle age high school teachers sucked in sort of

a midlife crisis to decide the solution is to really start drinking heavily sounds like it's a special comedy but it really is this is actually a touching look. at sort of the meaning of life and about in for a single invoicing life is both a stark and light aspect i love this movie and i think it's really the kind of movie that maybe we need right now especially in these dark times was truly is a a life forming film an ascot then would you say this was also your favorite film in this festival or did any other film stand out for you. i mean i think about throughout was my favorite probably favorite film of the year this year but i really can mention at least one other great movie that didn't win tonight but definitely deserved to go home with something corpus christi which is a polish film it's a drama about a ex-con who imitate tends to be a priest and sort of infiltrate the spiritual community of a small town sounds like it should be also

a very superficial type of film but it definitely is and it's a really nice look at that spirituality in the true meaning of religion i think is an amazing film and i hope it gets a little bit more attention that maybe it has this year because of course covert is meant so many theaters have been shot and people have been able to see these incredible european films or were nominated now scott tell us in the grand scheme of film awards around the world just how significant are these european film the warrants. yeah well i mean the european donors aren't the oscars they're not even the boxes the british british awards are not about level but what they like to do is they focus on smaller art house movies particularly in sort of shine a light on films that might otherwise get ignored and knock at the sort of attention that they deserve and i think this year particularly where as i said so many theaters have been closed because the pope a block down i think it's particularly important that we shine

a light on these on these type of movies and i mean this movie like seen a german film how the german actors won best actress this year for the film as a sort of those a love story sort of a fantasy love story beautiful beautiful movie because of the block and it really didn't get a chance in theaters people haven't seen this movie. in the way i think it should have been seen and maybe these awards and this award for power. will get people to pay attention to it again and maybe people will search out to sell online or maybe when theaters reopen in cinemas again and that's back kind of attention is really what the european film awards are all about and this year more than ever all right scott roxboro from d.w. is conscious of hartman thanks as always for your insights. all right sense for it's news now and then as they go soccer said dortmund have suffered another humiliation losing $51.00 at home to promote it's just god or this defeat means dortmund have now won just once in their last 5 league games. sees

a gloomy times for dortmund coach losing his father and his top scorer is out injured and his side always slow out of the blocks his on the break by stuttgart they conceded to $26.00 and it pouncey a clear foul by emirates chan it was booked see last one minute to curse score from the sport's. giovanni raina has been a rare bright spot for dortmund this season. his sublime 1st touch information short the home side went into how time on level terms. but there was nothing level about the 2nd half a shoot got ran riot by man get to curve grabbing his seconds with the dortmund a friend saw it see my. i me were in even deeper water moments later when it 1st with the 3rd goal. before tan gooey cooler barely made

it 413 stuttgart goals in 10 minutes and the final insult came in injury china's don't win try to bring some respectability to the scoreline make a strong solid is taking advantage of the oceans of space. 51 the final score. heaviest home to speech in more than a decade the pressure now weighing even heavier own father. all right let's take a look at all the bundesliga results so far in berlin held by our munich to a draw as we saw stood guard stunned to dortmund life sig braman drew with had berlin freiburg down be the fed cologne defeated mines beat frankfurt on friday looking ahead to sunday i'll explore will take on shelton and leverkusen will lock horns with hoffenheim. you're watching the news coming to you from berlin up

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our future depends on what happens here in one of the most fragile ecosystems on earth. northern lights with arctic circle starts december 21st on d w. house tax online petitions and social media compared these days more and more protests takes place online especially on social media but can a simple click really make a difference i want topic today on shit. back in the day raising awareness on an issue and reaching society more broadly required making the headlines with the spectacular media stunts today thanks to the internet and one can express their opinion and share it. with the world just one

single post can reason massive audience mark respected our founder of the german web portal net's politic dog sees this as a huge opportunity or it's a tiger balm and now a days you really only need 3 people at most to get a protest started on social media feeds. into people hold up a banner one person and you're all set. is it really that simple finding the right moment to target the right social media platform with the right hashtag is that all you need to start a worldwide comparing how and when does a singular event spark an entire process movement online and how does it spread across the globe let's take a look at the black lives made of movement that's currently receiving overwhelming global support it was sparked by a video that showed the violent arrest of george floyd that led to his death the video went viral and the hash tag last matter was used about 3700000 times

a day the following weeks but the movement had started 8 years ago. this is the facebook post that started. it was a reaction to the acquittal of george zimmerman and 2012 security guard had frankly shot trayvon martin and black teenager the killing inspired the activist police to an emotional response to fellow campaign up patrice collins commented with the hash tag black lives matter and the movement was born. we developed black lives matter as a response both in love for black people but also response and rage for the ways in which our system has treated black people for centuries. activists ople to join and together they started the twitter and tumblr account here they encouraged others to share their experiences of racism and police violence on facebook twitter and instagram they used images rife with symbolic. the hash tag black lives matter

was often combined with other hashtags to reach more people in the following year it was used about 17000 times a day. by the hash tag always helps so because many people can rally around it but it improves visibility and most importantly it sends out a message like a slogan lives black lives matter is a great hash tag and it's also a great slogan they can be chanted on the streets. in may 2020 george for each block and was killed in a violent to wrist video documenting the brutality went viral and sparked outrage since then protests have been taking place on and off line the demands put forth by black lives matter even reached from platforms like i believe we all better right now blacks have a much bigger matter celebrities are also supporting the cause online and the hash

tag share the mike now selena gomez and hillary clinton amongst others have led this social media profiles to black lives matter to give the message. we need more than black people to show up for black lives that in fact when we when we free black people when we really deal with the issues that plague black communities we set the ground for everybody else to get a little bit more free. even if there's still a long way to go black lives matter draw attention to the issue of racism around the world and has led to some changes in several areas in the tech industry for example i t. corporations are fine tuning their vocabulary to be rid of such terms as black list and white list but let's back up a little if there's an issue i'm really passionate about how can i spring into action to start my own campaign here 3 expert tips.

if any protest needs a certain momentum when you're lacking momentum if current events or social inequalities haven't led enough people to believe that this kind of protest is useful in this particular situation then you're pretty much on your own. and she. he wants and without a moving story and without communication skills in general it's hard to bring a message across and even harder to start a large movement by. saving at any motional tale in capsulated a message in a totally different way than just the facts and can capture an audience of us funks factitious wonder. if i don't most people i have to be visible on all outlets and use all the

opportunities they offer. with a view of all i need to be on instagram with visual elements and on twitter with hash tags in short statements and with needs you ever wanted was a clue as. the tricky part is finding the best strategy for each platform to reach more people mobilize them the end just get my message across and will be easier for my new teams advance but here but even if you've got all the necessary ingredients for a successful online campaign that doesn't guarantee it will work on the campaigns also require an engaged audience there are different levels to this step one noticing or reading a post on social media that catches your eye step to liking then sharing the post with friends which basically makes you part of the movement already the next steps are posting something about the issue itself starting a group of platform and finally taking to the streets on the issue successful

campaigns often have interlinking online and offline nativities that mess together smoothly as the need to have movement showed it can also take some time to catch on the around the world how many times to run a bird and i'm the founder of the me too movement. we found it me too over a decade ago to support young women of color in the community we live who are survivors of sexual violence. to movement started in 2006 and was originally a local outreach project in the u.s. only in 2017 did me also become a hash tag as charges of sexual abuse were leveled against hollywood producer harvey weinstein actress alyssa milano had cooled upon others on twitter to share the hash tag me too they too had experienced sexual violence then and this in milan and to run a burger joint forces and a new global movement was born. since the expansion of explosion of me to

2017 we have a unique opportunity to expand our platform and continue a national conversation around sexual violence in this country and countries around the world to start a trend in more than 85 countries it helped uncover many other cases of sexual abuse and spot debates around the world harvey weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for french and the criminal sexual act. but it's quite rare for an online movement to bring about such change in such a short amount of time symbolic awareness campaigns in the real world can improve their reach with the mass demonstrations of climate change. posters about racism. or projecting images onto the statue crossed in rio de janeiro to warn others about the coronavirus. protesting on the streets remains important online you're subject to the constraints of each specific social media platform and the interests of

profit driven. and we are all for facebook when we use events to create a page for our campaign in a completely dependent on facebook making bad ass any time and we don't know to what extent are issue is perhaps being repressed when we do. to the streets then we are protected by the right to protest and to freedom of expression question especially mine and i suppose. that might be true for a nation like germany that is governed by the rule of law but in other parts of the world it's a different story there the internet can become an important safe space where. we are in an arms race for surveillance technology 10 tools for digital self-defense among the. myth of visit if you put in the effort and know how to you can still cover your digital footprints and make it hard to track your online enough. many people rely on and in order to voice their opinion or raise an issue.

take hong kong for instance the chinese special administrative region has seen a shop rise in protests defending democratic rights it's a risky undertaking as the number of protests committed has been steadily decreasing activists could be in prison for life interested they use social media to share plans and information and use encrypted messages such as telegram to cover their digital tracks but the new security law has put activists even more in harm's way. and. i think very obviously the purpose of the law is to change the rule of law to rule of fear so every day when people. wake up they have to think what should i say today should i come out tomorrow. in other countries protesting on the streets is hottest you know this social media

can offer a safe space for activism muncy only mission and the rainy live in exxon launched the campaign my stealthy freedom in protest against iran's law obliging women to wear hijab she posted a photo of his saw. on facebook with out one soon many iranian women followed her lead. there is a war in iraq about my life. they have guns and bullets be our facebook true terror instagram and our social media they cannot keep silent that's something that i've never. seen on social media can also help people facing completely different struggles the campaign in the action raises awareness to people with the chronic fatigue syndrome any who suffer from pains and sudden feelings of exhaustion and me is still quite unknown so patients are often wrongly diagnosed in some cases even as having

a psychological condition bedridden patients are turning to social media to raise attention to their plight with the hashtags immediate action and not enough for me they're demanding more funding through research on the disease is. posting a video or photo of yourself holding a piece of paper with a message on it as plain as that may sound it can still make a difference even if that difference simply means raising awareness for a certain issue but can online protests also lead to real change or does the movement then need to shift into the real world with demonstrations for example what do you think what issues have you fought for online or out on the street that is now on facebook you tube or d w dot com that's it for me today see you out there soon.

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country you know nothing about why i am to do this because we can't stay on as well or i'm not i don't know what that. closely global news that matters d.w. made for mines. hello everyone and welcome to this new edition of eco africa the environment show. coming to you from an idea and joining me of course is my colleague sandra oh hello sandra hi and hello everybody thank you all for joining us on the program where we look at stories on how to make planet greener and thereby making it better well here's some

of the stories that we'll be looking at today. here about. projects what is having a big effect in ghana. we will meet a scientist in germany looking to replant land devastated by oil mining. and we'll see how we doing in egypt are returning to a more sustainable way of life. but we begin in round where the prolonged use of illegal on regulated fishing gear to the collapse of fish stocks a number of lakes have been left severely understocked and that has they to an increase in my new tradition among the local population prices on the local market are also raised and over the last 2 decades and that trend is expected to continue if fish production is not stimulated so rhonda has embarked on a vast operation to restock its 24 next we went to see how things are coming along

. and. i wonder on the eastern shore of lake it may look idyllic but the fish is of finding more and more difficult to scrape by the lake is severely overfished his are some of the nearly 2 dozen lakes in the country. contains a dean's in various types of tilapia official figures say almost 900000 tons of fish report in its waters in 2018. accounted for 70 percent of wonders in 10 fish oil but stalks a dwindling. delish in previous years a fisherman could catch between 3 to 4 kilograms a day but it is ted you can spend a week on the lake and need to barely true kilograms. a quarter of a nickel. the fish market. because fully grown fish are increasingly scarce

juvenile fish are also on sale even though it is against the law and the shortage is also leading to spiralling prices. to the press of fish has increased a lot when ever the catch is poor the price picky low goes up our business is in danger because the prices depend on the fish that is available to us. the drilling peace talks are also adversely affecting lake hughes eco systems this scientist is monitoring the water quality in our guidance city the fish feed of the al guys is their numbers decline the alga is able to grow and he in that it's a vicious circle. quantity of that will create. a shadow on water on the top of the water which. prevent oxygen to into the poor and the organism. to. the rwandan government aims to tackle the problem

with an ambitious program to boost fish stocks. and. we are currently in the process of talking to. other declining few species across the lakes in rwanda. tilapia reproduce in the shallows close to the shore. and that makes them highly vulnerable to illegal fishermen old fish. from. one hatchery in the south of the country it breeds types of fish found in lakes across wonder this tilapia is protecting its christly has offspring in its mouth. we select a good sample of the fish from our lakes and rivers in bring them to these points to really. talk to the when they reach reproduction age we collect their eggs in the hay cherry. eggs are being removed from these

catfish the process does not harm the female. so that's just from is added to the eggs taken into the incubation pool which is heated to the ideal temperature of 30 degrees celsius so the tiny catfish image so lakeman gets around just southeast of the capital kigali is one of the 1st place where the specially bred strike as being released catfish along with virus types of to. ask. twice a year that is a 2 month fishing ban all makes to allow this talks to cover. bet it fishes are also hoping that the fish stocks here will be replenished these also some abolishment of the problems are partly homegrown it was not all fishermen

abide by the rules some usenets with the mesh size so find they can be used for mosquito nets the trip everything they come across is a problem but i also think gold parities have some responsibility they should impose strict sanctions which are but penalizing the fish porches will not be enough to ensure that she will recover there has to be a change in overall awareness of the fish populations to be caped stable. all children to come to terms. one joint problems annual new york to get in on it as she. did i did a little research and believe if you keep it up. how will climate change affect us and our children. be w dot com slash water. to europe now where the lettuce report from the was made to

logical going is a sin says the 2020 is said to be one of the shortest records rising temperatures of causing ice in the point of a system melt and signals to rise threatening to wipe entire areas of the mup. that's right sondra and it's happening at an alarming rate it's all down to global warming caused by rising greenhouse gas emissions worldwide they are many strategies aimed at reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere planting trees is one of them but modern technology allows for other creative options to next report from iceland shows. what better place to save the planet from global warming than iceland it has energy to spare everywhere the ground is in motion scientists call it an act of volcanic area. iceland or subs

long realized that the country's hot springs can serve as more than tourist attractions. a half hour's drive east of the capital reykjavik lies the hip to shake the power station it's been generating electricity and heat from steam since 2006. it's become one of the world's biggest geothermal power plants but there's another reason why scientists entrepreneurs and reporters are now fucking here. they want to meet with out a doctor the c.e.o. of a company called carb fix it's working to reverse the greenhouse effect albeit on a small scale basically what's happening is that we are sucking the office fair through this machine and the c o 2 sticks to a specific chemical they within. this unit and so what comes out the back is so much cleaner office fair for. but let's see it that.

they began using this kind of vacuum cleaner for carbon dioxide a few years ago in one of the pumping stations had to undergo turn explains what happens to the c o 2 to mirror him up on the ground by transforming. the c o 2 that was captured at the kupchak want and it is all the water and this is then what we inject into the subsurface 700 meters underground the c o 2 then reacts with the bass all drowned and is stored there permanently it's a method that works especially well in the volcanic rock here. this is a piece of piss off the court you see the c o 2 both feeling babies within within the course of the front tears but also on the force so gradually this all of these these still open pores could fill up with mineral lists you too depending on how much reenter. the technology is

still very expensive it also consumes a lot of water and can only be used in specific to rain still carved pictures convinced that this technology will eventually help to reduce the amount of c o 2 in the atmosphere worldwide few countries in the world are feeling the effects of climate change as acutely as iceland it's once mighty glaciers are shrinking continually iceland's environment minister is taking action the icelandic government aims to make the country c o 2 neutral by 2040 to do this they're relying on new technologies and a belief in ancient sagas we have these stories and i some thought trolls became stones when they if they were exposed to sun. we can save us 3 are trying to. turn c o 2 into stone where us trolls swear. turn for

a strawman been after some. icelanders know they can't save the planet on their own but they're developing technologies that other countries can also employ in the future and the idea that believing in elves and trolls can also help does not bother anyone here. i am back to africa now when young people get hold of a good idea and start putting it into action they can be unstoppable and when others see that it's making a difference words that gets around and the next thing you know they are on the eco africa doing your bit segment take a look at our heroes this week in gaza. these plastic bottles 5000 in old used to litter the streets of a crowd now that part of an effort to inspire peoples at the team a international school to join the recycling revolution the unusual trash

collection center was set up by full school girls there was a lot of. looking as it should be looking so you wanted to find a way to do. in this school and in. the girls spent 3 months collecting trash with the help of the family people from the streets to the beaches and in streams after being cleaned and saw the bottles were strung together in stacked. recycling training consultant mccaffrey i look has been providing assistance. very disappointed when you see the plastics are wrong because there. are no educated citizens of why this is horrible and why it's hitting i mean the collected waste is sold to recycling companies with the proceeds helping to fund new environment projects at the school.

then how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. after doing your bit. we share your story. the number of corn a virus cases in egypt has gone down significantly since the summer but the country's tourism industries yet to recover that's affected many weddings in particular who work asked for guides or take jobs in hotels and shops in the resorts along the right sea many of them decided to go back to their families and communities in the mountains often seeing all time to the upside to this radical changes that they've returned to their traditional way of life in harmony with nature and the environment. in st catherine home of the japanese

had better way and covered 90 has brought tourism to a complete halt. those walking in the industry have been left without income many jabaliya have returned to a more traditional way of life some have gardens that are a 1000 years old so you had moved them hunted and revised his family garden to groups loot. in effect at the more than half the job aliyah here in st catherine working truism. so there are a few other jobs or ways to earn an income. so i have begun to live this our fathers and grandfathers did from our own gardens in the hallways you need to know the ego's various vegetables he also has some grafted trees a technique used widely here. this is a grafted tree we took a bitter almond tree and grafted a plum tree onto it it's doing well. tending

to fruit trees is a longstanding tradition amongst the jabaliya bedouin take a madman to do good and he owns one of the oldest gardens in the area and has been tending to eat for decades. he's been encouraging other bedouins to return to their roots. of the modern urban lifestyle does not suit us it does not appeal to our nature our nature is better when we are there we are. the main challenge the bedouin face in the garden is the lack of rain. water is gone. this year winter brings food on the ground night after for but that isn't always the case the people here have to adapt to the water shortages. look at how you're going what grows most here are all men's and pomegranate because they tolerate drought of the more you in the water we use is rain water from the wells.

sometimes there's rain sometimes there's none the altitude in weather creates an ideal microclimates for growing trees and vegetables an advantage over other regions in egypt. in drought periods when the wells don't provide enough irrigation water the better way in irrigate from wells high in the mountains. movement degree i bet you an elder with a vast knowledge of plants and trees is happy that people have returned to the oh gardens they're going away. if i go to some fruit trees and some vegetables like tomatoes zucchinis plus other greens and have some livestock so they can get a bit of milk they don't need anything else from outside their harness he grows to stash use in. these provide him with a cash crop that generates income. the stash areas are expensive

of a stash of 3 can yield $15.00 to $20.00 kilos so that's good money and are expensive to not good money especially well here in st catherine get into the busy only livestock growing food and keeping food is part of the jabaliya way of life now in views changed circumstances fully back to this traditional lifestyle is proving to be a lifesaver. we're off to hero once more to our region minister in germany where. it's sometimes known was mined for decades the mining destroyed habitats leaving behind a desolate landscape look something like the surface of the moon. it is a strange sight. and you can guess nothing was there at all but the reese home conservations about these devastated areas can be replanted one biologist from the

region is very keen to see them forward to the way. for decades extracting lignite coal from cost mines ensured energy supplies and provided jobs in this region in eastern germany but when burned lignite produces huge amounts of c o $2.00 emissions which makes it incompatible with germany's move towards green energy christina screw up in a village that was destroyed to make way for the mines today the biologist is helping to bring new life to the ravaged landscape this magic was part of a 1200 hectare conservation area where rare plants can grow undisturbed. tanika is a but miss being here brings tears to my eyes it just warms my heart because it's so beautiful 90 percent of this vegetation is on the red list of threatened species and dubbed to the green heart this was the 1st section of the former open cast mine to be restored in 2009 gretz is working in cooperation with

a local cult company. i see these former mining landscapes as an opportunity for nature to huge spaces soley for plants and animals without any development. in the future the ecological restoration concept will be carried out in other spaces like solar parks the panels are often installed in fields with little plant variety but here a special blend of regional flowers are blooming not far from the open mind site gretz has a nursery where she and her team raise wild and rare flowers for regional and e.u. conservation projects here on her company's farm they produce various seed mixes unlike cultivated plants the seeds of the wild varieties aren't all ready for harvest at the same time so they're collected by hand and labor intensive job in the case of the great and not the fields have to be checked every day so as to catch the moment before the wind carries the seeds away. conservation law in

germany requires that only regional seeds be used in such restoration projects. and grant says company is one of the 1st to offer them along with expert advice and plant rescue and aunt relocation. nothing is considered too small. biggest clients that every little thing my nature on this planet in the universe is somehow interconnected we belong together and that includes us humans. and if i lose a part of it is a part of the horde and a bit of myself. and that's where i get my motivation. through an hour. when international companies set up shop in africa all too often profit takes precedence over human rights and environmental concerns one community. particularly

traumatic. experience went to recycling plant opened in the community the company extracted highly toxic lead from old bought treats many in the village became extremely ill as a result local mother and activist families begun addressing the issue publicly because through the courts on the plant closed on composition for local residents africa paid a visit. every time phyllis or mido turns to a we know who she gets a heartfelt welcome as people briefly discard the usual coronavirus precautions. for residents of this informal settlement on the outskirts of mombasa the eco activist is a heroine. get. her fight is one that began over 10 years ago behind this wall

a factory that recycled old car batteries many of them from western industrialized nations but the ultimate cost was borne by the residents of all we know who their health is where the pollution was. that she knew while going up but you see mitt lead is a heavy metal so it got going you used to go up and logged back into the community . in 2007 she was hired by the factories owners to oversee relations with the local community only to see her 2 year old son fall ill due to lead poisoning other villagers also reported symptoms over 200 of them died more than 30 of them children this is their last modest resting place. we have battered more than children who have already been born. and died in this area

from lead poisoning had to drink. that it is. decided to take action and to challenge the corruption injustice and lies her efforts earned her a series of death threats but after years of campaigning for the people of a we know she was also rewarded with the closure of the plant in 2014. progress that came too late to change much for irene a keeney her thyroid gland is still swollen and her blood still contains more than 80 times the amount of lead considered unsafe 10 years ago her father and brother worked in the plant extracting lead from the used car batteries when they came back home irene would wash their clothes. even before the tests i suffered a lot. i would get sick with a fever all the time. and you sometimes i'd hallucinate and sometimes my body would

shake so hard i was on able to hold anything in my hands and. then when i received the test results i was told i had 420 micrograms of lead per deciliter in my blood i was so traumatized and i think that anything over 5 micrograms per deciliter is considered high the religulous work of phyllis or mido and her fellow activists brought a further breakthrough in the summer of 2021 they want a class action suit against the factory owners and the kenyan environmental authorities the community was rewarded 1300000000 kenyan shillings or 10000000 euros the compensation is yet to be paid to the residents of a we know who due to an appeal by the defendants remains confident i'm looking forward to a day when everyone you know little who will be able to receive treatment. you and your doctor. does in this community. it's

sitting there people i'll call you here and we'll be remediating the community changing the hour she's giving it a facelift and giving the children the much needed health care that they need. the judge overseeing the case also ordered the government to remove the lead from the ground and water of a we don't know who or pay the cost $1.00 day soon the community will hopefully be able to enjoy healthy lives again. that is it for today's show hope you enjoyed watching but you've learned something new about environment and why it is so important to take care of eats it is a good buy for me son good to know go here in company uganda and of course i'll be looking forward to seeing you once again next week. and it's good by for me to be an object nigeria. where if you want to know more or if you have ideas of your own

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